April 7, 2023
“…Instead of June, Citi now expects it will now take until the end of September for the Hang Seng Index to reach 24,000, analysts said in a report Thursday. That’s about 18% above current levels. The Hang Seng Index closed… Continue Reading…
February 28, 2023
“Apple Inc.’s Chinese suppliers are likely to move capacity out of the country far faster than many observers anticipate to pre-empt fallout from escalating Beijing-Washington tensions, according to one of the US company’s most important partners… AirPods maker GoerTek Inc.… Continue Reading…
November 29, 2022
“Stocks closed lower Monday as social unrest from China’s prolonged Covid restrictions weighed on markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 497.57 points, or 1.45%, to end at 33,849.46. The S&P 500 dropped 1.54% to end at 3,963.94. The Nasdaq… Continue Reading…
September 27, 2022
“…In general, the insurance premium for new energy cars — which includes electric — is about 20% higher than it would be for comparable traditional fuel-powered cars, said Wenwen Chen, director at S&P Global Ratings, who leads the firm’s research… Continue Reading…
August 23, 2022
“JD.com beat top and bottom line expectations in the second quarter, but posted its slowest year-on-year revenue growth on record, becoming the latest victim of a Covid-induced economic slowdown [Lockdowns] in China… Here’s how JD.com did in the second quarter, versus… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2022
“China’s economic slowdown deepened in July due to a worsening property slump and continued coronavirus lockdowns, with an unexpected cut in interest rates unlikely to turn things around while those twin drags remain. Retail sales, industrial output and investment all… Continue Reading…
August 15, 2022
“…Retail sales grew by 2.7% in July from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. That’s well below the 5% growth forecast by a Reuters poll, and down from growth of 3.1% in June. Within retail sales,… Continue Reading…
August 2, 2022
“If China were to invade Taiwan, the most-advanced chip factory in the world would be rendered “not operable,” TSMC Chair Mark Liu said in an English-language interview with CNN this week. In the undated interview, Liu said that if Taiwan were… Continue Reading…
July 19, 2022
“China’s holdings of U.S. debt have fallen below $1 trillion for the first time in 12 years amid rising interest rates that have made Treasurys potentially less attractive. Continuing a trend that began early in 2021, China’s portfolio of U.S.… Continue Reading…
June 7, 2022
“The gap in goods and services trade narrowed $20.6 billion, or 19.1%, to $87.1 billion, Commerce Department data showed Tuesday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for an $89.5 billion deficit. The figures aren’t adjusted for… Continue Reading…
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